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Short-Term Vacation Rentals Driving Up Home Prices, Rents

If all short-term vacation rentals (STRs) were eliminated on Oʻahu, home prices could drop by as much as 6% and rents may fall by as much as 8%, according to a new blog by University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) experts.

Blubber May Yield Answer To Survival For Endangered Whales

To help in the future monitoring efforts of an endangered population of resident false killer whales in Hawaiian waters, where only 167 individuals are estimated to remain, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Health and Stranding Lab examined blubber samples of a false killer whale that died as bycatch in a fishery interaction, and published the findings in Frontiers.

Indigenous Fijian Funerals Adapted To Balance Between Culture And Survival

Like others across the world, indigenous Fijians (known as iTaukei) in Fiji are facing increased pressure to honor their loved ones with a memorable funeral that can become costly.

Texas A&M Research Explores How Melanoma Grows And Spreads

A study found that disrupting the metabolic pathway in the initiation, growth and progression of melanoma could lead to development of new treatments.

Building Connections

PhD student Will Sussman studies wireless networks while fostering community networks.

With A Little Twist, Researchers Delve Into A Quantum Physics Puzzle

The best known semiconductor—silicon—famously blurs the line between metal and insulator. Sometimes it conducts electricity, like copper, and other times it stops electrical currents, like a block of wood.

Tiny Wireless Device Sheds Light On Combating Obesity

Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the regulation of food intake.

We’re Paying For Emissions We’ve Already Released

Global warming in excess of 2 degrees Celsius has already been set into motion by past emissions, says a team of researchers including a Texas A&M professor.

Study: Black Americans, Women, Conservatives More Hesitant To Trust COVID-19 Vaccine

Thirty-one percent of respondents to a Texas A&M-led survey said they don’t intend to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Lung Maintains Long-Term Memory of COVID Infection

After infection with SARS-CoV-2, where does the immune system store the memory to provide long-term protection against reinfection?

Shrink-Wrapping Spacesuits

Spacesuits of the future may resemble a streamlined second skin.

Project On Self-Deleting Genes Takes Aim At Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers' work will aid mosquito control efforts.

Astro Portraits: Pointing The Lens Toward Our Future

Evan Kramer’s latest foray into urban astrophotography puts the focus on his fellow researchers.

The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Intensified Discrimination Against East Asians, South Asians, and Hispanics in the U.S., Says New Study

For close to two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the United States where we have witnessed untold deaths, experienced severe illness, and withstood economic uncertainties.

Generative AI Imagines New Protein Structures

MIT researchers develop "FrameDiff," a computational tool that uses generative AI to craft new protein structures, with the aim of accelerating drug development and improving gene therapy.

A New Way To Look At Data Privacy

Researchers create a privacy technique that protects sensitive data while maintaining a machine-learning model’s performance.

Black Mosses Reveal Climate Change Effects On Antarctic Glaciers

As glaciers in Antarctica have melted, previously ice-entombed black mosses have been exposed. A team led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers conducted extensive analyses on these mosses discovered in the northern Antarctic Peninsula, which revealed sensitive glacier behavioral responses to the climate over the past 1,500 years.

Largest Catalog Of Exploding Stars Now Available

Celestial phenomena that change with time such as exploding stars, mysterious objects that suddenly brighten and variable stars are a new frontier in astronomical research, with telescopes that can rapidly survey the sky revealing thousands of these objects.

Elusive Antiaromatic Molecule Produced In A Lab For The 1st Time

A problem that has puzzled the scientific community for more than 50 years has finally been solved by researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Florida International University and Ruhr University Bochum (Germany).

Military, Civilian Suicides Driven By Societal Factors, Not War

The longest comparison of U.S. Army and civilian suicides suggests societal factors are driving both military and civilian suicides, challenging assumptions that military suicides are primarily driven by combat trauma or other war-related causes.